Overview

• The Union government led Hyderabad Liberation Day at Secunderabad’s Parade Grounds with Defence Minister Rajnath Singh hoisting the flag, inspecting a CAPF parade and unveiling a 3D virtual museum on the 1948 events.
• Rajnath Singh said Operation Sindoor would resume if future terror attacks occur and asserted the anti-terror action was not halted due to any third-party intervention, while linking the message to the legacy of resistance to the Razakars.
• Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy presided over Praja Palana Dinotsavam at Public Gardens, vowing a legal and engineering strategy to secure Telangana’s Krishna and Godavari shares, citing a 904 tmc ft target and SLBC plans to irrigate 3.5 lakh acres.
• The BRS marked National Integration Day at Telangana Bhavan, where K. T. Rama Rao urged a renewed struggle against the Congress government and tied historic sacrifices to current political battles, including criticism around Kaleshwaram.
• Telangana BJP leaders renewed their demand that the State officially recognise September 17 as Liberation Day, noting Karnataka and Maharashtra’s observances, as additional cultural tributes included a new Vajpayee statue at Secunderabad Cantonment Park.